Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Mild-mannered Orlando boxer Omari Jones eyes gold medal in Paris

UF’s Billy Napier seeks dismissal of former signee Jaden Rashada’s $10 million lawsuit for failed NIL deal • Key storylines as NFL camps get underway
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Sentinel Sports Final

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Omari Jones has a shot at gold at the Olympics, and he's from Edgewater High School. ... Three defendants, including coach Billy Napier, have asked for Jaden Rashada's lawsuit to be dismissed to bring this head-pounding saga in Gainesville to a merciful end. ... NFL training camps will be off and running with Sept. 5, the start of the regular season, around the corner. ... Everyone seems to want athletes to stick to sports, except when they say something they agree with. Exhibit A: Taylor Walls. Either you accept it all or you speak out against all of it with the same energy or stand down from your soapboxes. No cherrypicking allowed. John Romano has a good take on the matter. ... The U.S. women's soccer team isn't guaranteed to walk away with gold. Anything can happen in Paris. See why that is 👇

Mild-mannered Orlando boxer Omari Jones eyes gold medal in Paris

Omari Jones predicted three years ago that he would be in the 2024 Olympic Games. The 22-year-old is one of only four U.S. men to qualify.

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UF's Billy Napier seeks dismissal of former signee Jaden Rashada's $10 million lawsuit for failed NIL deal

Billy Napier, mega-booster Hugh Hathcock and the football program's former NIL director Marcus Castro-Walker filed a motion to dismiss Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Pensacola.

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Key storylines as NFL camps get underway

All 32 teams will have hit the practice fields Wednesday to prepare for the coming regular season, which kicks off Sept. 5, with the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs at home against the Baltimore Ravens in a Thursday night game.

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Rays bounce back, beating Blue Jays behind Brandon Lowe's 2-run blast

With scheduled starter Ryan Pepiot on the injured list due to a right knee infection that required hospitalization in New York, the Rays turned to the tandem of reliever Shawn Armstrong and just-called-back-up Tyler Alexander to cover the first five innings.

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If you thought Taylor Walls was offensive, maybe you're part of the problem | Commentary

Walls' political views don't matter. Not to me, at least. He could support Donald Trump, he could support Kamala Harris, he could support Cornel West and it wouldn't change my appreciation for his glovework or exasperation with his bat.

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Jags' Tyson Campbell signs to contract extension on eve of camp

The deal includes up to $53.4 million guaranteed, a person familiar with negotiations said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side released details of the deal.

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Edge rusher Randy Gregory placed on restricted list after failing to report to Bucs training camp

The 31-year-old, who's also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers, signed a one-year, $3 million contract in free agency.

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Stanford, Cal ready for cross-country flights this football season in their new ACC home

The next step comes this fall, as Stanford and Cal — along with SMU from the American Athletic Conference — integrate themselves into ACC play amid frequent-flier miles and reconfigured travel plans.

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How will U.S. women's soccer team fare at Paris Olympics?

There are just 12 teams in the competition. They include four of the top five teams in FIFA's global rankings, and seven of the top 10 — even though reigning European champion and World Cup runner-up England and perennial power Sweden aren't among them.

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New-look Hurricanes spending summer working on building team chemistry with 10 new players

The Hurricanes have 10 new players — six transfers and four freshmen — on this year's team, and they are spending the summer trying to build team chemistry.

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